Applicators



J. AVERSA Oct. 9, 1962 APPLICATORS Filed Feb. 21, 1961 O a INVENTOR. JOSEPH 41 6964 BY Array/var United States Patent 3,056,996 APPLICATORS Joseph Aversa, 270 Lafayette St., Scarsdale 12, N.Y. Filed Feb. 21, 1961, Ser. No. 90,824 2 Claims. (Cl. 15-510) This invent-ion relates to applicators for cosmetics in general and more especially to applicators to be used as eyebrow pencils, lipsticks, lipstick brushes, perfurn dispensers, or to be used to apply eye shadow, and more particularly to apply mascara such as disclosed in United States Patent No. 2,867,829 and copending application for patent Serial No. 63,587, now Patent No. 3,023,449.

Among the objects of the present invention it is aimed to provide an improved cosmetic or medicament applicator characterized by a container or cartridge to carry a cosmetic or medicament, a housing in which said cartridge is mounted, an applicator rod slidably mounted in said cartridge, said housing having a discharge end in alinement with said rod, said rod having a serrated, fluted, or threaded portion adapted to be expelled from said cartridge through the discharge end of said housing for use, a control knob at the other end of said housing operatively connected with said rod to rotate and actuate said rod into and out of said cartridge to and beyond the discharge end of said housing.

These and other features, capabilties and advantages of the present invention 'will appear from the subjoined detailed description of one specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the device with the application portion of the applicator rod protruding from the housing.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmental perspective of one end of the actuating mechanism.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view with the applicator rod retracted partly in section.

FIG. 5 is a section on the line 55 of FIG. 4.

In the embodiment shown there is provided a cylindrical container 1 to which are fixed against movement two chambered collars 2 and 3. The collar 2 has an outer diminished portion 4 and an inner enlarged portion 5. The outer surface of the diminished portion 4 is prow'ded with threads 6 to receive the threaded portion 7 of the tip 8. The tip 8 has an outer face 9 tapering inwardly toward the open discharge end 10. The tip 8 is provided with a seat 11 for fixedly receiving the front end or the outer end of the cartridge 12. The seat 11 is disposed between the flaring face 13 terminating in the discharge opening and the threaded portion 7 being defined therefrom by the shoulder 14. The outer cylindrical face of the enlarged portion 5 of the collar 2 frictionally engages the inner cylindrical face 15 of the container 1 to anchor the collar 2 in the container 1 against movement relative to the container 1. The inner cylindrical face of the enlargement 2 conforms to the outer serrated cylindrical face 16 of the of the cartridge 12 frictionally anchoring the cartridge 12 against rotation in the seat 11 and in the collar 2. The collar 3 is similarly fixed to the container 1 in that its outer cylindrical face 17 frictionally engages the inner cylindrical face 15 of the container 1. This collar 3 is so positioned in the container 1 that it will position the spiral 18 between it and the collar 19 or first collar secured to the split guide 20. The split guide 20 has at its end a crimpe-d portion 21 which, see FIG. 4, extends beyond the collar 3 and is frictionally anchored in the boss 22 of the knob 23. The spiral 18 is anchored or fixed in position against movement relative to the second collar 3 having a pin or "ice 2 projection 24 therein fitting in the recess 25 of the collar 3.

The outer cylindrical face of the boss 22 conforms to the inner cylindrical face 15 of the container 1 to enable the collar 22 with the split guide 20 and boss 19 to rotate relative to the container 1 and collar 3.

The outer cylindrical face of the collar 19 conforms to the inner cylindrical face 15- of the container 1 to rotate in the container 1 with the knob 23. The collar 19 is positioned so that the rear end of the cartridge 12 just engages it as shown in FIG. 4, permitting the cartridge 12, however, to rotate relative to the collar 19.

The cartridge 12 is similar to the cartridge disclosed in the copending application Serial No. 63,587 having a fluid-tight washer 26 at its front end and a fluid-tight washer 27 at its rear end slidably receiving the applicator rod 28.

In the space between the washers 26 and 27 the mascara or cosmetic medicament is held for transfer on to the serrated application portion 29 of the rod 28. The serrations 29 may be fluted or threaded. To the rear of the portion 29 on the rod 28 there is formed the serrated portion 30 the grooves of which run longitudinally of the rod 28 and are provided primarily to increase the friction with the yieldable rod 31 and rotate the rod 31 relative to the rod 28 and cartridge 12 effectively to agitate the medicament in the cartridge 12 and aid in transfering the medicament in the cartridge 12 to the serrated portion 29. Preferably the front end or head 32 of the rod 28 is comparatively cylindrical and corforms to a circle having the diameter of the outer edges of the ridges 29 so that in closed position, that shown in FIG. 4, the head 32 will have a fluid-tight contact with the washer 26 and prevent the escape of any of the cosmetic or mascara medicament contained in the cartridge 12. The rear cylindrical face of the rod 28 rearward of the serrated portion 30 similarly is smooth and of a diameter to have a fluid-tight contact with the inner face of the washer 27 to prevent the escape of any of the mascara or cosmetic medicament to pass the washer 27. The rod 28 as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 has a pin 33 which rides in the slot 34 of the guide 20. Consequently, when the knob 23 is turned it will turn the guide 20 and therewith actuate the pin 33 travelling in the spiral 35 of the spiral 18 to advance the rod 28 from the position shown in FIG. 4 into the dash and dotted line position shown in FIG. 1 or in turn to retract the rod 28 from the position shown in FIG. 1 into the position shown in FIG. 4.

The container 1 or chamber 1 of course are one and the same element. The pin 33 as shown in FIG. 4 extends through the longitudinal slot 34 of the split tubular guide 20 and then into the spiral slot of the spiral 18 to effect actuation of the same when the guide 20 is rotated by the knob 23.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a container, a medicament containing cartridge fixedly mounted in said container, an applicator rod slidably mounted in said cartridge, one end of said container having an opening therein in alinement with said rod, a knob rotatably mounted on the other end of said container, an actuating guide operatively connected to said rod mounted in said container and fixed to said knob to be actuated thereby, said rod having an applicator conformation at its front end adapted to move into and out of said cartridge to pick up some of the medicament contained in said cartridge and to protrude from the open end of said container and in turn be retracted into said cartridge with the operation of said knob, said actuating guide including a first collar rotatably mounted in said container, a tubular guide having a longitudinal slot fixed to and extending from said first collar, a;sec-ond collar fixed in ,said container, a spiral having a spiral slot fixed to said second collar encircling'said tubular guide and extending from ,said first collar to said second collar, and said tubular guide extending rearward of and through said second collar and fixed to said knob,

said spiral slot to actuate [said rod longitudinally along said container and rotatably relative to said cartridge,

and a yieldable rod disposed in said cartridge to one side of and in engagementwith said appwlicatorrochto 'aid'in agitating the medicament in said cartridge and in applying the medicament to said applicator conformation.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 in which said applicator conformation is serrated and said yieldable rod .is composed .of rubber.

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